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- Springfield, Illinois - Lauterbach Tire Man
An update to the update from 1998: The Giant Pink Elephant, which used to reside at the nearby Goodwill shop, is now located almost directly across the street from the Lauterbach Tire Man, at the Famous Liquors store. A great way to see two sights at once! The Giant Pink Elephant is holding a giant martini in his trunk
[Doug Shevlin, 09/09/2002]Lauterbach Tire Muffler Man:- Address:
- 1569 Wabash Ave., Springfield, IL
- Directions:
- Lauterbach Tire. On the southwest side of the city, on Wabash Ave./Hwy 54, five blocks west of MacArthur Ave. On the north side.
- Phone:
- 217-546-2600
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Springfield, Illinois - Lauterbach Tire Man
The Lauterbach man has taken on a patriotic spin. Instead of a tire, he's now holding an American flag.
[Jenn, 10/29/2001] - Springfield, Illinois - Lauterbach Tire Man
The Lauterbach Tire Man in Springfield, IL, is no longer "Gandalf the White," as previously reported. He now sports a standard brown beard and typical uniform, with "Lauterbach" painted in bold yellow letters down the side of his blue pants. He is also wearing a pair of nice tan hiking boots. I believe his shirt is white.
[Emily Priddy, 04/16/2000] - Springfield, Illinois - Lauterbach Tire Man
A while back I reported the Muffler Man on Wabash Avenue here in Springfield. Last time I drove by him, he had miraculously become Muffler Man the White. Yes, now he sports white raiments and a white beard. I assume, like the wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings, he has undergone a transfiguration into a higher, purer state of existence.
[Tom Wood, 10/13/1997] Collection of funeral artifacts, intended to "demystify" the industry -- and not to provide you with your cheap, sick little thrills.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Directions:
- Was SE of Illinois State Fairgrounds, at the entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery where Abraham Lincoln is buried.
- Hours:
- Closed in early 2009.
- Status:
- Gone
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